PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11254, 5 July 1922, Page 3

PERSONALIA

VICE-REGAL. Their Excellencies the Governor-G«»-erui and Lady Jehicoo purpose visiting Hawke’s Bay this month. Their Excellencies will be the guests of Sir Au drew Ru>?ell. On July *2ist Visooun' Jellicve w ill unveil a war memorial ai Waipawa. Dr. J. R. Purdie. ot Lower Hutt, it sending a holiday in New Plymouth. Major Dunlop, D. 5.0.. Croix dc Guerre, is on a visit to Napier. The House of Representatives yesterday granted one day’s leave to Mr K. W. Smith (Wahuurinoj, on account of illness in his family. Tlie Hon. George Fowlds, who lias been in Wellington in connection with university matters, lias returned to Auckland. Air T. McLaren, who* has been relieving manager of the Woodville branch Of *he Bank of New Zealand for the last three mouths, has returned to Wellington. Air L. W. Loui.sson, late clerk of the courts at Waipukurau and WaJpawa,, has left to take up a position at Tauranga.' Mr Parker, of Wellington, has replaced Air LouL-s^n. The Rev. J. A. Asber has resigned the secretaryship ot the Hawke’s Bay Prev bytery, an<l Air F. \V. Robertson, o' Waipawa, has been elected to the poai tion. Air W. H. Jackson, headmaster of the Masterton District H ; gh School for the paj-t 34 years, will retire from the service of the Education Department at the end of the year.

Mr F. R. Cooke, president of the New Zealand Labour Party, passed through Wellington on his way to Auckland to attend the party’s sixth annual confer* ence, which opens to-day.

Dr. Alan Berry, who was recently appointed medical superintendent of the Napier HospitaJ. left Southampton on June 9th by the Ruapehu and is expected to airive in the Dominion about July 24th.

AH Albert A. Wylie has severed hit connection with the legal firm of Quick, Ward, and Wylie, and has taken into partnership Mr Sydney A. Wiren, L.L.M., son of Mr A. Wiren, of the staff >f Chapman, Skerrett, Tripp and Blair.

Air G. W. A. Whitney, son of Captain atid Mrs Whitney, sails in the Matatua for London, vchere he joins the H.M.S. Worcester for a year, Mrs Whitney has come down to see him off. and returns to Auckland to-morrow.

Air Robert Tasman Kirk, eldest son of Air Robert Kirk, of Christchurch, died at Wellington on Monday. The late Mr Kirk, who was only 24 years of age. was musical director to tho Annette Kollerman Company, which toured Neiv Zealand.

Mr John McCrorie, manager of the Renown Clothing Company, who is poing to take up a similar position with a large concern In Dunedin, was presented with a memento of bis connection with the company and the high esteem in which he was held by the directors.

Air George Woodroofe, Palmerston North, died at his residence, Pahiatua street. The deceased came to New Zealand in 1871, and for some years resided in Masterton. He was prominently identified with most of thn early progressive movements of the town.

By the death of Mr Jabez Bigwood, Southland hu»- lost one of her earliest pioneers. Mr Bigwood, who was born at West bury, Wiltshire, England, came to the Dominion fifty-ono rears ago, and after being engaged in railway contracting in other parts of Southland, settled at Bluff twenty-five years ago, and remained there until his death.

On the eve of hie -marriage, Police Sergeant P. J. O’Hara, of the Taranaki street station, was the recipient yesterday of a handsome dinner set and marble clock, suitably inscribed, from the noncommissioned officers and constables of Wellington city and suburbs. Inspector McLheney made tlie presentation on behalf of Sergeant O’Hara's well-wishers.

A Press Association message from Nelson ■ reports the death of Mr John Oldham, aged 92 years Deceased was descendant of the Oldhams of Werneth Abbey, Lancashire. He was a keen explorer in the early dara of New Zealand, and arrived in the Do minion in ISM. He was the fir«t to cross the Takaka hills. round »he first gold in the Takaka River.

Air E. F. W. Cooke, of the New Plymouth Lands f-.nd Survey Department, was farewollod by the ‘.taff on the eve ot his retirement on superannuation. The Commissioner of Crown Lands fMr Lowe) and the heads of the various departments expressed regret, at Mr Cooke's retirement, and assured him he carried with him the good wishes of all th# staff. A well-filled purse of sovereign* was presented to Air Cooke, who returned thanks «n a happy little speech.

The death took place last night, at bte residence. 2, Baden road, Kilbirnie, of Mr J. McK. Urqnhart, formerlv in the storekeeping business in the South Inland. He had been connected with the Lands und Survey Department, Wellington. for the past’twenty years. Owing to a breakdown in health some three yfats ago he retired on superannuation, and though hot enjoying the b«st of health, his death came quite unexpectedly.

Air J. C. Smith. M.Sc., a student in the department of chemistry at the Auckland University College, has been awarded by the commissioners the 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship fo* 1922. Cabled information to this effect has been received from the New Zealand University agent in England. The scholarship is valued at .£l5O a year *ind is tenable for two years, with the possibility of extension to a third year. Mr Smith last '-ear carried out at the Auckland University College a research in chemistry of rreat merit, and is at present on his wav to England to continue bis investigations.

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